The High Court of Karnataka dismissed a criminal petition filed under Section 482 CrPC for non-prosecution after the petitioner's counsel failed to appear over seven years.
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HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:50794 CRL.P No. 8780 of 2019
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH
CRIMINAL PETITION NO.8780 OF 2019
BETWEEN:
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. H.B.CHANDRASHEKAR, ADVOCATE - ABSENT)
AND:
Digitally signed by DEVIKA M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
SINCE DEAD BY LRS.
HC-KAR
NC: 2026:KHC:50794 CRL.P No. 8780 of 2019
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RESPONDENT NOS.2 TO 6 ARE RESIDING AT BIDARAGUDU VILLAGE, CHATRA HOBLI, NANJANGUD TAKUK, MYSURU-571301.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. SUHAS GOWDA M., HCGP FOR R1; SRI. R.C. NAGARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R6)
THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 30.05.2018 PASSED BY THE COURT OF SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, NANJANGUD IN C.C.NO.51/2012 WHEREIN THE LEARNED JUDGE HAS TAKEN COGNIZANCE FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTIONS 419 AND 468 OF IPC AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS PENDING THEREON AND TO ALLOW THIS PETITION WITH COSTS.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH
ORAL ORDER
This matter is called twice both in the morning session and in the afternoon session and there is no representation by the learned counsel for the petitioner. This petition was filed in 2019 and even after seven years of filing of this petition, the learned counsel for the petitioner is not pursuing the matter and hence, the petition is dismissed.
Sd/(H.P.SANDESH) JUDGE
MD
List No.: 1 Sl No.: 21
2 provisions across 2 enactments
K.S. Mahadevaswamy
State by Town Police Station, Nanjangud
Channamallappa
Rudramma
Siddalingaswamy
Parashiva
H.P. Sandesh
As recorded by the court registry
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